Jim Harbaugh said over the weekend he still wants Alex Smith back on the team, and he’s confident that it will happen. How confident? *Harbaugh gave Smith the 49ers playbook on Friday despite the fact Smith is a free agent. Matt Maiocco of CSNBayArea.com points out teams usually don’t let players leave the building with…http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?hos...lk&ref=&feed=1

As expected, the brain of former Bears safety Dave Duerson was determined to contain evidence of Chronic Traumatic Encephelopathy. The NFL has responded to the news. “We once again express our deepest sympathy to the Duerson family,” the league said in a statement.* “Dave Duerson was an outstanding player, but an even better person, including…http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?hos...lk&ref=&feed=1